all of this is putting pressure on president obama. a bipartisan course of lawmakers saying this is a slap in the face, an embarrassment for the u.s. the president himself has not responded directly to this but white house spokesman jay carney reacted this way. >> we are extremely disappointed that the russian government would take this step, despite our very clear and lawful reque requests in public and in private to have mr. snowden expelled to the united states to face the charges against him. mr. snowden is not a whil blower. he is -- a whistle-blower. he is accused of leaking classified information and charged with three felony counts and he should be returned to the united states as soon as possible, where he will be accorded full due process and protections. >> reporter: carney said that u.s. officials will continue to be in contact with their russian counter parts, expressing this extreme disappointment and continuing to make the case there is legal justification for snowden to be returned to the u.s., carol. >> all right. dan